Access and Use | Administrative Information | Collection Concordance by Format | Appendix A: Dance Content
Appendix A: Dance Content
| Concert | Description |
|---|---|
| Traditional Irish Music and Dance | Tom Doherty, Maureen Doherty-Macken, Mick Moloney, and Regan Wick present traditional Irish music and dance. Wick, a champion step dancer, performs set dances, reels, a hornpipe, jig, and an a capella dance. Print materials and photographs: folders 6-9; sound recording: AFC 1993/002:SR2; videotape: AFC 1993/002:V2. |
| African-American Hand Dancing | Demonstration of hand-dancing, a local couple dance derived from the lindy hop that has seen a recent revival in the Washington African-American community. Folklorist LeeEllen Friedland narrates and provides background information. Three couples demonstrate basic steps and individual variations, as well as other dances in the repertoire such as line dances, the Bop, Walk, Slop, Birdland, Bugaloo, Jerk, Twist, and line dances. Audience participation included. Print material, photographs, and slides: folders 20-26, envelopes 3-10; sound recordings: AFC 1993/002:SR9-11; videotape: AFC 1993/ 002:V5. |